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Old Barn Cottage, South Street, Swineshead, Boston, PE20 3JD

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
103 m²
1111 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Old Barn Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Old Barn Cottage is a detached house in Swineshead, Boston, Boston (PE20 3JD). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1111 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 103 m² it's 23.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (135 m² median across 17 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Old Barn Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Oct 2018

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Old Barn Cottage, South Street, Swineshead, Boston, PE20 3JD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Old Barn Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Old Barn Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£218,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in PE20 3JD: £175,000 (2025–2024).

On the street

Versus other South Street homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Old Barn Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

42 (E)

Street avg 59 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

103 m²

Street avg 133 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.0 t/year

Street avg 6.5 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Old Barn Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£209k

1 Avenue Villa, South Street, Swineshead

PE20 3JD

£237k

1 Bolle Barn, Hoffleet Road, Bicker

PE20 3AJ

£240k

1 Browns Drove, Swineshead

PE20 3PX

3 bed
£192k

1 Church Cottage, Maryland Bank, Amber Hill

PE20 3RW

£192k

1 Council House, Hoffleet Stow, Bicker

PE20 3AF

£187k

1 Broad Lane, Bicker

PE20 3AS

3 bed1 bath
£185k

1 Council House, Bicker Fen, Bicker

PE20 3BQ

£184k

1 Cragg Close, Swineshead

PE20 3LQ

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Boston district page.
Full Boston report

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Bullens Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Swineshead St Mary's Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around PE20 3JD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for PE20 3JD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for PE20 3JD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Old Barn Cottage, South Street, Swineshead, Boston, PE20 3JD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.